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Balancing all the advice here we decided on the Grant 10Kw over the Samsung 16kw. The installation was at the start of March. We were very impressed...
@rupes, thanks for your message above. Just to be clear, if I can get these two functions wired up at installation it'll mean I'll have the option of ...
It sounds like we don't need to lay concrete then, but some sort of soakaway is a priority. Thanks.
Thanks @allyfish, I’ll certainly request the new Grant smart controller. How would this interface with the Homely system recommended by @iancalderbank...
[/quote] both units are supported by a 3rd party control system called Homely , custom developed in the UK for heat pumps, which seems to be a good w...
One other question on a detail please: the heat pump is going to go on a brick-paved sort of patio area, which is pretty flat though with some slight ...
Hello again @iancalderbank, @editor, @allyfish, @peterrsaltings, @mikefl and @hughf. After all the help from people here this is to say that our decis...
@mikefl thanks a lot for these thoughts; if you don't mind I'd be interested to know what sort of house you have (approx size and type and insulation...
Thank you everyone for your comments, which I'm busy digesting. On this, thanks @peterrsaltings. I have to admit, I am still confused on this poi...
ok, @allyfish, @iancalderbank,and @editor, as you’ve advocated, I've finally managed to produce a heat loss calculation, using the Freedom Heat Pump s...
Thanks so much for your long and considered post yesterday Peter - for some reason I've only just seen it, and am working my way through what you say,...
@iancalderbank, on this point about the 1C swing between on and off with the Samsung I was wanting to check whether this has any bearing on operating ...
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